The Grand European Tour remains an invaluable tool to teach today’s learners and tomorrow’s leaders about the inter-woven variety of European history and culture.
Especially popular for incoming international groups, Schools Into Europe’s established European tour programme provides Party Leaders with total flexibility in terms of destination and focus, and your Grand Tour will be built completely to your specification. Our extensive excursion programme can be tailored to suit any learning requirement, and our experienced tour planners will ensure that every aspect of your tour is organised to perfection, from the moment you arrive at the airport in Europe to the moment you depart. We take particular care to meet any special religious or cultural requirements, and you can be assured that your trip will be planned with your group’s particular needs in mind.
Of course, each tour is different, and depending on the age and course followed, will include a broad range of excursions and visits to showcase the best aspects of this culturally and historically rich continent. Below you will find a sample of itineraries, but these are just examples. Any of the destinations featured on our website, and indeed any which are not, can be incorporated into your tour. Please just contact us today, and let your Grand European Tour begin!
الزيارة الكاملة لأوروبا تظل دائما جزء مهم لطلاب اليوم و قادة الغد نظرا للثقافة و التاريخ المتشابك لأوروبا .
من الوجهات الرائجة جدا دوليا للمجموعات , “سكولز إنتوا يوروب” أسست برنامج الزيارة لأروبا الذي يوفر لمرشدي الجماعات المرونة الكاملة من ناحية إمكانية اختيار الوجهات المراد زيارتها و أماكن الزيارات , نظرا لإمكانية ترتيب الرحلة بالكامل طبقا لمتطلبات العميل . برامج الرحلات الكاملة الخاصة بنا يمكن تكييفها بالكامل لتلائم المتطلبات التعليمية , و منظم رحلاتكم المحترف سيتأكد منذ لحظة الوصول للمطار و حتي المغادرة إن كل جزئية من الرحلة تم ترتيبها بعناية فائقة . نحن نعتني بشكل خاص بأي احتياجات دينية أو ثقافية خاصة بأفراد المجموعة , و نحن نؤكد لعملائنا أن الرحلة يتم ترتيبها مع الأخذ في الاعتبار متطلباتهم الخاصة . و يتضمن ذلك حجز في المطاعم التي تقدم الأكل الحلال و التأكد من مراعاة مواقيت الصلاة و توقيتاتها و الأماكن الملائمة لأدائها في بيان الزيارة و التأكد من توفير غرف إقامة منفصلة للأولاد و البنات . و جدير بالذكر أننا لا ننسى أن نضيف لبرنامج الرحلة وقت ملائم للتسوق من أشهر المحلات الأوروبية مثل محلات “هارودز” و “هاوس أوف فريزر” بإنجلترا ليتمكن طلابكم من الحصول على أفضل الهدايا و التذكارات لرحلتهم.
و نأخذ دائما في الاعتبار إن تنظيم الرحلات يختلف باختلاف كلا من المرحلة عمرية للطلاب و طبيعة الدراسة , لذلك يتضمن برامج الرحلات مجموعة كبيرة من المزارات التي توفر أفضل عرض للتنوع التاريخي و الثقافي للقارة الأوروبية. البيان أسفله يوضح أمثلة لمشتملات الرحلات التي يمكن تنظيمها , لكن هذه مجرد أمثلة. أي من الوجهات المذكورة في صفحتنا على الأنترنت أو التي لم يتم ذكرها يمكن تضمينها لبرنامج رحلتكم.
فقط أتصل بنا اليوم, لتبدأ رحلتك إلى أوروبا.
TESTIMONIALS
“All the students have said that going to the Place du Tertre, sitting under the Eiffel Tower having a picnic lunch, walking up the Arc de Triomphe and discovering Disneyland without us, plus the boat trip, were all things they would probably never have done otherwise. Thank you so much for everything.”
Estelle Rourke, Cambridge English School, Kuwait
“The trip was awesome! Thanks so much for all your preparation and planning. Schools Into Europe did an excellent job.”
Melody Treco-Hanna, Genesis Academy, The Bahamas
“I would like to thank you for your meticulous organisation. I have forwarded your details to our governing organisation… as a highly reputable contact in Europe.”
Angela Kay, Endeavour Sports High School, New South Wales
“I would like to thank the staff of Schools Into Europe for organising a fantastic London trip. The students enjoyed themselves and were culturally enriched. Thank you for everything.”
Chanel Lewis, Newton International School, Qatar
EXAMPLE ITINERARY ONE
An Australian Group’s Tour to the United Kingdom, Belgium and France
Day One (London)
0600 Flight arrives at London Heathrow to be met by their coach and driver.
0700 Drop-off bags at the hotel, before spending the day in London.
1100 Hop-on hop-off open-top bus tour of the main sights, during which the party will get off to visit Kensington Palace, the Tower of London and the British Museum.
1600 Arrive at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
1830 Arrive at the hotel for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Two (London)
1000 Arrive at the London Eye for the flight.
1200 Arrive at the London Dungeon nearby.
1500 Arrive at Madame Tussaud’s.
1700 The Party will then have some time at leisure for shopping before returning to the hotel for dinner.
Day Three (Eurostar and Brussels)
0830 Leave the hotel for the coach transfer to St Pancras International Railway Station.
1100 Eurostar departs London for Brussels.
1415 Arrive in Brussels, where the group will meet their driver and coach to begin a sightseeing tour of the city, including time at the Grand-Place.
1830 Arrive at the hotel in Ypres for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Four (Ypres Salient)
0900 Visit to the In Flanders Fields Museum in the Ypres Cloth Hall.
1200 Time at leisure in Ypres including a visit to a Chocolate Shop.
1300 Begin four-hour guided coach tour of the Ypres Salient, including visits to a number of memorials and cemeteries, and visit to Hill 62 Museum to see preserved First World War trenches.
1800 Dinner in the hotel.
2000 Attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, where the Party will lay a wreath.
2130 Return to the hotel.
Day Five (the Somme)
1000 Begin guided tour of the Somme, including visits to the Australian Cemetery at VC Corner, Cobbers Memorial, Pheasant Wood Cemetery and Bullecourt.
1530 Arrive at Vimy Ridge for the visit, including guided tour of the tunnels.
1830 Arrive at the hotel in Amiens for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Six (the Somme)
1000 Begin guided coach and walking tour, including Amiens, Albert, the Australian Memorial at Pozières, Mouquet Farm, Thiepval and the Canadian Memorial at Newfoundland Park.
1830 Return to the hotel for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Seven (the Somme)
0930 Begin guided coach and walking tour, including Adelaide Cemetery and Australian National War Memorial, the Franco-Australian Museum, the Australian Corps Memorial at Le Hamel, the Second Australian Division Memorial at Mont St. Quentin, and time in Péronne and at the Musée de la Grande Guerre.
1830 Return to the hotel for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Eight (Paris)
1100 En-route to Paris, stop at the Forest Clearing of the Armistace.
1400 Arrive at the Palace of Versailles.
1830 Arrive at the hotel in Paris for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Nine (Paris)
1030 Arrive at the Eiffel Tower.
1330 Begin the boat trip on the Seine.
1430 Afternoon at leisure in Paris, including time exploring the Ile-de-la-Cité and the Rive Gauche including Notre Dame de Paris.
1900 Return to the hotel for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Ten (Paris)
1000 The Party will spend the day at leisure in central Paris, including time exploring the Champs Elysées and the area surrounding the Tuileries Gardens and the Musée du Louvre.
1900 Return to the hotel for dinner and to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Eleven (Disneyland® Paris)
1000 Arrive at Disneyland® Paris to spend the entire day at leisure with Hopper passes which give access to both Disneyland and the Walt Disney Studios.
Day Twelve (Paris)
1000 The Party will spend the day at leisure in Paris, including time exploring Montmartre and the Galeries Lafayette.
2000 Return to the hotel to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Thirteen
0800 Depart the hotel by coach for the airport, for the return flight to Australia.
EXAMPLE ITINERARY TWO
An Indonesian Group’s First and Second World War Tour in Belgium, France and Germany
Day One (Brussels)
0900 Flight arrives in Brussels, where the group is met by their coach.
1030 Time at leisure in Brussels, including exploration of the Grand-Place
1300 Lunch in a restaurant on the Grand-Place
1600 Arrive at the hotel in Blankenberge to spend the evening at leisure, including dinner.
Day Two (Second World War)
0930 Visit to the Atlantic Wall Museum, followed by lunch in Oostende.
1300 Visit to the Operation Dynamo Museum in Dunkirk.
1500 Visit to La Coupole V2 Bunker in Helfaut.
1900 Arrive at the centre near Ypres to spend the evening at leisure, including dinner.
Day Three (First World War)
1000 Begin three hour coach tour of the Ypres Salient, including visits to a number of memorials and cemeteries, with expert guide.
1330 Visit to the In Flanders Fields Museum in the Ypres Cloth Hall.
1600 Visit to Hill 62 Museum to see preserved First World War trenches.
1800 Dinner in central Ypres.
1900 Visit to a Belgian Chocolate Shop.
2000 Attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate.
2130 Return to the centre.
Day Four (Ghent and Malmedy)
1030 Morning at leisure in Ghent, including a boat trip on the historic waterways.
1500 Arrive in Malmedy to spend the afternoon at leisure.
1830 Dinner in the centre in Malmedy, followed by an evening at leisure.
Day Five (Second World War)
0900 Visit to the Battle of the Bulge Museum.
1000 Visit to the Baugnez 44 Historical Centre which explores the German offensive in the Ardennes.
1330 Lunch in Bitburg.
1900 Arrive at the hotel in Oberdorf for dinner to spend the evening at leisure.
Day Six (German History)
1000 Arrive at the Hohenzollern Castle to begin the visit of the ancestral home of the Kaisers.
1800 Arrive in Munich for dinner in the centre, followed by an evening exploring the city by coach, including the Marienplatz.
Day Seven (Second World War)
1200 Arrive at Berchtesgaden, for a guided tour of Hitler’s mountain retreat.
1900 Dinner in the centre followed by an evening at leisure.
Day Eight (Second World War)
1000 Arrive at Dachau Concentration Camp for the guided visit, followed by further time exploring Munich.
1630 Arrive at Munich Airport for the return flight.